Alright, here’s a quick little update from my side:
So, after hitting the chocolate, bananas, and a decent amount of Coke, things have mostly settled down. It’s not exactly perfect yet, but I actually ended up breaking my own streak and started eating actual food again—so yeah, I guess I’m mostly to blame for these flare-ups... but overall it's looking good, and I'm only hitting the bathroom maybe twice a day at most. 😬
Anyway, thanks to everyone checking in on me and asking how I'm doing in any way possible 😉. It really means a lot .
honestly, screw those "friends" who'll sit and grab an iced tea or a lemonade with you, but then suddenly act like they don't want to help when you're out here battling a massive bar of Lindt 85% dark chocolate... 😢 😢
🙂 I hate chocolate, I hate dark chocolate—I'll only admit that once every other hope has finally sunk...
Personally, whenever I’m just totally done with myself (and I don't usually drink soda), what helps me in those moments is a Coca-Cola. It just wipes out all the nastiness in your gut, I swear. 😈
Theoretically, I’d probably be sipping on a Coke by now too. But there's a catch... on Friday, just a few hours before the party started, I had one of those Diet Cokes. Now, I'm definitely not saying this isn't related, but I really don't want to risk making things any worse...
So, here's my menu for today: some Two-Pak, those rice-based snacks they sell at Walgreens (like the Alnatura stuff), and herbal tea—honestly, that’s about the best thing I can manage for spring... no Russian tea, no sugar, nothing fancy.
We'll see about tomorrow, maybe some more rice or something...
Anyway, quick question—bananas? I know they usually cause issues, so I'm not sure how helpful they actually are in situations like this... 🤔
Charles Edwards8 said:I mean, besides saying the diarrhea was "bad," how bad are we talking—like, how many times a day? what did it look like 😲 (color, mucus, etc.)
When you say "weird and worrying" diarrhea and stool consistency, can you clarify a bit?? (Again, it’s really important to know roughly how many times you went and what your normal consistency usually is)
Ugh, seriously... I was trying to avoid posting totally graphic descriptions of my bathroom trips to the group. But if you really want to know 😁 😁:
Like 2-3 times a day—pretty slimy and super watery. Yesterday morning I survived on just dry toast and tea, picked up some Linex (thanks Brandon Thomas89 👍) and some activated charcoal, so by evening I actually thought everything was totally fine... then I ate a tiny bit of actual food.
Needless to say, I was glued to the toilet by 2:30 PM 😁
Today is strictly dry toast, crackers, and starving to death. If this doesn't clear up by tomorrow, infectious diseases, here I come.
You probably know how to make chicken noodle soup 😉 or you'll burn it. The diet they usually give you in hospitals is dry toast, gelatin, chicken noodle soup, and unsweetened tea. After one day on a diet like that, things should start to normalize.
I have never made chicken noodle soup in my entire life, but oh my god, thank goodness for cooking shows (my gastronomy professors would kill me if they saw this), but I've got the rest covered. I even forced myself to eat crackers, which I absolutely hate 🙂
Hey everyone, Rachel Brooks63 here—your moderator. I’m looking for nothing but serious, helpful advice from you guys, because if not... well, expect a ban. 🤣 🤣 🤣
So, what's the deal? About two and a half weeks ago, I dealt with some nasty diarrhea. And when I say nasty --I mean seriously gross, basically spent the entire day living in the bathroom. After that, I went a long time—like, a really long time—without having a bowel movement. No urge, no pressure, no nausea, nothing at all. It was like my gut just completely 😁 shut 😁 down. In the middle of all this, I also had that infamous Danone Activia incident. That didn't cause any immediate issues, but...
Then, on Friday afternoon, the diarrhea started back up. It wasn't quite as brutal as the first time, but it feels weird and honestly a little worrying. It just won't stop, and my stool just won't get back to a normal consistency...
I'm drinking tons of water (not planning on dehydrating myself!), and I ate normally this weekend (if you're curious about what I ate, you can check out the food blog 😁), but this whole thing is starting to bug me a bit.
So, I'm asking you—assuming the only issue is that my gut flora is totally trashed 😁, what's the easiest way to get things back on track? Maybe some yogurt? Some graham crackers and rosehip tea? Lamb with green onions?
At what point does this become concerning enough to actually see a doctor? How many days of diarrhea should I wait before making an appointment?
Thanks, everyone. 🙂
Seriously though, I'll be deleting any spam, my favorite little people... 🙂
I’d probably just tell you to chill out a bit—seriously, stop being so aggressive and quit posting the exact same thread on at least two different subforums...
Whenever I drink Diet Coke, I get these massive burps. Like, seriously bad. I’ve actually started calling it "Burp Juice." Honestly, I haven't touched the Diet version in years just because that weird, uncomfortable feeling stays with you...
Now, Coca-Cola Zero? That’s a totally different story. It doesn't mess with me at all. To be honest, the taste is so close to regular Coke—you could probably swap them out and most people wouldn't even notice the difference—whereas with the Diet stuff, the distinction is pretty obvious.
But is it actually healthy? 🤣 🤣 🤣 Come on, let's be real here...
Hey everyone—just a heads up, I've moved this thread over to the "Weight Watchers" section in the women's lounge. This one’s gonna stay locked while you catch up on what I wrote here, and then I'll be deleting it soon... thanks! 🙂
Alexander Lewis said:I honestly live for these kinds of off-topic posts—like, I don't even care about the actual subject, I just want to sit back and speculate about who’s dating who and why... seriously though, Rachel Brooks63, be a good mod and just delete unknown and this post of mine, along with yours too, since all three are totally off-topic.
see, if you were the moderator, then you'd be the one deciding what stays and what goes 😉
Ugh, man... if only people would actually believe what they see on those new TV commercials 😉
From what I can gather online, nobody’s even talking about how much this stuff is gonna cost yet. It probably hasn't even been fully figured out for the US market or anywhere else...